Combination display-stand and counter.



i W. P. JGNES. COMBINATION DISPLAY STAND AND COUNTER.

APPLICATION FILED APILZS, 1913.

1,073,1 88. Patented Sept. 16, 1913 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

W. P. J ONES. COMBINATION DISPLAY STAND AND COUNTER.

APPLIUATION FILED APR. 25, 1913.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

2 SHEETSSHEBT 2.

WILSON P. JONES, 6F 3BIRIS/KINGHAM, ALABAMA.

CQBIBINATIQH DISPLAY-STAND AND COUNTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed/April 25, 1913- flcrial 310. 763,483.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

To all whom it may concern: I

lie it known that I, Wttson' P. Jones, citizen. of the United States, residing at. Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful lmproyements in Coinbination Display-Stands and Counters, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to improvements in a combination display stand and counter, and especially to the type of stand commonly used by street venders in display ing vegetables, fruits, candies, flowers, and analogous garden products.

The object of my invention is to provide a stand of the class described that will be sanitary, inaccessible to rats, mice, or insects, and at the same time be an airy, convenient, provision'safe or container.

Another object is to provide a stand that can be easily taken down and putup, that will occupy a very small amount of space when packed for-shipping, and that will be simple in design and due to this simplicity, can be easily and cheaply constructed.

A further object is to provide a stand that not only can be used on the street, but also can be used to an advantage indoors, and which can be closed and put under lock and key at any desirable time thus protecting its contents.

I attain the above mentioned objects by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Whichz Figure l is an end elevation of my stand. the door or front being in its upper or open position, and the curtain partly extended to act a sunshade, dotted. lines representing the door in its closed position; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the stand, a cash-register, a paper bag hanger, a paper roll, a string basket, a 'set of scales, and a popcorn and peanut, roaster being shown in their respective relations to my invention; Fig, 3 is a perspective view of an upper corner of the door, the curtain being partly extended and broken away to more clearly disclose the metal-screen fabric used in the construction of the door; Fig. i is a side view of a basket in its level or normal position; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, the basket being shown in its tipped or tilted position; Fig. 6 is a top Sectional plan view of the frame or basket supporting means, and Fig. 7 is a section through one of the lower four corners of the frame, showing a portion of the bottom mesh fabric and also the construction of the corners.

Similar reference characters refer to similar arts throughout the several views.

Tie reference characters 8, 9, 10, and 11, designate the end frame work, which maybe made up of separate strips of angle-iron and then bolted together as shown in the drawing, or it may be of one entire strip, and then bent at thecorners to form substantially the same shape, said frame work being filled by the woven metal fabric suitably secured thereto. Separate strips of a leiron, 13, 17 33, and 33, connect the 10111 corners of the two end frames, thus forming a substantially rectangular compartment, the front edges of which are slightly inclined as shown in Fig. 1. The back 'is strengthened by braces or bars 14, and is also screened by the woven Wire fabric 16, the bottom by the fabric 15, and the top by the fabric 15. The front section or door frame is made up of angle-iron strips 19, 20, and :21, suitably rigidly secured together, and is screened on the top by the fabric 23,v on the two sides by the fabric 22, and on the,

back by the fabric 24:. This doolhis at on the main frame of the stand. Across the lower portion of the front section at 10*, are located supplemental douse 17, hinged at 17'' to the cross bar 17 of the g frame and forming closures for a com artmcnt extending across thebottom 0 stand. At the upper and outer corner of the door section is ournaled a curtain roller 2.), and at the outer end of said section is a horizontally dispo. d rod. 30. A curtain 31 is adapted to be ro led upon the roller 29 when not in use, and may be drawn out and over the fabric 23 and allowed to hang over and below the rod 30 to act as a sun shield shown in Figl 1, when the door-section is in open position. Arms 26, located on each side of the stand are pivoted to the frame at- 25, and lugs 28, which project from the strip 21 are engaged by notches 26 on lower edges of said arms 26, thereby holding the door in its open position.

The shelves or basket supports, consist of rods 35 and 35", the rods 35 running adjacent to the back would of. the stand and the the rods arranged somewhat lower than the rods 35, and extending-across the front portion of said stand, thus causing the rings 36 which are riveted to said rods at 37 to slope downwardly toward the front of said stand. Said rings 36 are rigidly secured to the rods 35 and 35 as stated, and also to which the bolts 34 pass, and rigidly secure said rods to the upright side members 8, 10, of the main frame of the stand, as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

The containers or baskets 40 are preferably of wire and formed hemispherical in shape, with a ring 40*"; as a rim for their upper edge. A ring 41 encircles the basket and is rigidly secured'thereto at an angle of 15 with the rim 410, asshown in Figs. a and 5 Said ring rests upon the supporting ring 36, thus allowing the bottom ofthe and handling of its contents.

basket to extend through and below the latter. When the basket 40 is turned one-half "way around from the position shown in Fig.

4, it will take the inclined position indicated in Fig. 5, and thus facilitate the display I prefer to make the baskets 40 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,'that is,'the baskets will be small on the top row and will gradually become larger as they near the bottom row, as 40 4:0, 40, and 40.

Around the edge of the top of said stand frame is suitably secured a strip of wire fabric 27 which will serve as an open receptacle outside of the frame or stand proper.

It is not my desire to restrict myself to the use of the hemispherical receptacles as described, or to the style or design of, the framework shown, as the baskets may be of any desirable shape, and may be so constructed as to rest on ordinary shelves suita ably secured within the framework or starfd.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device for displaying fruits, vegetables, and the like, a framework of angle iron strips filled by wire fabric, means for supporting receptacles in said framework,

an outwardly and upwardly swinging door horizontally hinged to said framework, means for securing said door in its open position, a roller journaled on said door, a curtain adapted to be rolled upon said roller, and, whenextended, to cover the front surface of said door. a

Q. In a device for displaying fruits, vegetables, and the like, a framework having sides of wire fabric, means for supporting receptacles within said framework, receptacles adapted to be adjustably supported by said supporting means, an outwardly and upwardly swinging door hinged to said framework, means for supporting said door in its open position, a roller journaled in the upper portion of said door, a curtain adapted to be rolled upon said roller, and when extended to cover the front surface of said door, a rod extending between the outer ends of said door, saidcurtain also adapted to extend over and below said rod when extended, and doors hinged on lower portion of said frame and below said door.

3. In a device for displaying vegetable will be supported in horizontal or inclined positions a In testimony whereof 1 afln; my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILSON P. JONES.

Witnesses Tom B. Terms, 0. F. Manny. 

